nations children, and she's living in a tent. she had just arrived that day. she arrived because her son was hurt in an aerial strike. he was wounded on his head and also in his leg. he had gotten some hospital care, but he was recovering in this tent and she was very upset. she was crying and saying, you know, essentially to the pilot of the plane, do you not have children? you know, and to president bashar assad, do you not -- do you want to see your children suffering in the way that is -- my son is suffering. she was very, very upset and she essentially asked a very good question, and that is, why is this war not being fought on the front lines? face to face, military to military. why is it being fought as she's asking, amongst civilian populations. that's a very good question. given how much suffering the civilians of syria are going through right now. >> ann curry reporting exclusively from syria this weekend and tonight as well on "nightly news." thank you so much. >>> up next, the debating game, we'll have virginia govern